Bag of silver rocks

Museum number:
5-11792
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011792
Description:
Kwalli- galena ore, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11792, acc no. 2879, file code 8.2. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Galena (lead) ore samples Context of use: Part of a group: 5-11789-11792 see card #5-11789 for use Description: Galena ore samples; used in treatment of cataract
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Hausa att.
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection date:
July 27, 1972
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
8.2 Medicine and Hygiene
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bag of silver rocks, accession number 5-11792, described as Kwalli- galena ore, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11792, acc no. 2879, file code 8.2. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Galena (lead) ore samples Context of use: Part of a group: 5-11789-11792 see card #5-11789 for use Description: Galena ore samples; used in treatment of cataract
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bag of silver rocks, accession number 5-11792, described as Kwalli- galena ore, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11792, acc no. 2879, file code 8.2. Collector: T. Lanagan. Donor: W. H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: Galena (lead) ore samples Context of use: Part of a group: 5-11789-11792 see card #5-11789 for use Description: Galena ore samples; used in treatment of cataract

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